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Please visit [[Tutorials]] for step-by-step walk-throughs.
Please visit [[Tutorials]] for step-by-step walk-throughs.


== Story Summary ==
== Tips and Tricks ==
Your ship has been damaged whilst orbiting an unidentified planet. You have been taken out of stasis by [[ELAIN]], your friendly AI, to remotely command a landing team of bots to build a base and a small mining facility. Using the planets resources, you need to build an [[Uplink]] to enable full communications between the ship and ground.
===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
Then you will [[Research]] technology built from the resources to find a way to repair your damaged ship systems and identify the source of the damage.
* Use CTRL + numbers to group units or buildings. Press the number to highlight, press again to jump to that group. CTRL + Home to change your home location.
 
* Look at the minimap to see useful overlays (G - show a small grid around the mouse / P - to show the power grid / N - to follow a unit / M - see selected unit paths)
Your landing team consists of four bots, a [[Mobile Command Center]] and three [[Scout]]s.
===== New Game =====
 
* Before deploying your base, check the immediate area for bumps by almost building Storage (8)'s everywhere. Orange and Red squares means buildings cannot be placed there.
You’re provided with components, 2 [[Turret]]s, 2 [[Laser Mining Tool]]s, and a [[Fabricator]]. You also have a movable [[Power Cell]] which generates a circular grid of power around whatever it is inside.
===== Production =====
* Keep an eye on the top bar to see resource and material flow. (e.g. You need more Metal Bars than Metal plates)
* Double click an item to quickly select it for production.
* To quickly select an infinite number for production, mouse wheel down when hovering over the number slider.
===== Storage =====
* Right click the building icon to fix all storage slots to an item, or none.
* Fix your storage slots before adding a 'Shared Storage' component.
===== Exploration =====
* Don't forget to make use of your power cell for exploration after you have built some dedicated power.
* While exploring, solving the 'lights out' style puzzle requires you to think and click symmetrically.
* To make the pipes puzzle easier, work from the outside, in.


== New Game Guides ==
== New Game Guides ==

Revision as of 17:15, 9 August 2023

This page highlights some popular guides for Desynced. Guides gives basic information and pointers, not detailed instructions. Please visit Tutorials for step-by-step walk-throughs.

Tips and Tricks

Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Use CTRL + numbers to group units or buildings. Press the number to highlight, press again to jump to that group. CTRL + Home to change your home location.
  • Look at the minimap to see useful overlays (G - show a small grid around the mouse / P - to show the power grid / N - to follow a unit / M - see selected unit paths)
New Game
  • Before deploying your base, check the immediate area for bumps by almost building Storage (8)'s everywhere. Orange and Red squares means buildings cannot be placed there.
Production
  • Keep an eye on the top bar to see resource and material flow. (e.g. You need more Metal Bars than Metal plates)
  • Double click an item to quickly select it for production.
  • To quickly select an infinite number for production, mouse wheel down when hovering over the number slider.
Storage
  • Right click the building icon to fix all storage slots to an item, or none.
  • Fix your storage slots before adding a 'Shared Storage' component.
Exploration
  • Don't forget to make use of your power cell for exploration after you have built some dedicated power.
  • While exploring, solving the 'lights out' style puzzle requires you to think and click symmetrically.
  • To make the pipes puzzle easier, work from the outside, in.

New Game Guides

For new players starting a fresh world or if you restart a game. Read these to help you playing a new game in Desynced

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What to do before deploying your base. Some tips to know before your Mobile Command Center is deployed into a Command Center building.


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